“Don’t act—be.” ~ Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet’s wisdom reminds us that the best performances come from truth and courage—living the role instead of pretending. 🎭✨

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful—my personal life suffers. ~ Al Pacino

Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modeling is just an image. ~ Cameron Diaz

All people are half actors. ~ Dana Andrews

Acting is creating with your body and soul. ~ Elizabeth Bracco

No matter how desperate the predicament is, I'm always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head. ~ Charlie Chaplin

I don't think of myself as a star. An actress is nothing remarkable. ~ Gong Li

Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time. ~ Elvis Presley

Look, I'm an actor, I don't profess to understand much of anything. ~ Eric Stoltz

Being pigeonholed is the death of all actors. ~ Jack Nicholson

It’s hard to act in the morning. The muse isn’t even awake. ~ Keanu Reeves

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new. ~ Nicolas Cage

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying. ~ Johnny Depp

Acting is like racing, you need the same concentration. You have to reach inside you and bring forth a lot of broken glass. That's painful. ~ Steve McQueen

I don't like anything about it (acting). But I did very well by it. … Acting is not the noblest of professions in the world, but there are things lower than acting—politicians give you something to look down on from time to time. ~ Spencer Tracy

A lot of acting is private time. ~ Al Pacino

Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word. ~ Jeanne Moreau

Acting has been my lover and best friend. My confidant and my tormentor. It has given me support and broken my heart and mended it. ~ Sally Field

Acting is a form of confession. ~ Tallulah Bankhead

We’re actors! We’re the opposite of people. ~ Tom Stoppard